One blind man to another

alcoholic, you are entirely right! Your take on this business of spiritual growth, and spiritual awakening are spot on.

Have you heard the old proverb about the five blind men introduced to the elephant for the first time?
Each blind man approached the elephant from a different direction.

The first one felt the animal's tail and proclaimed, "An elephant is much like a snake."

The second blind man felt the elephant's leg and said "Oh no, you are mistaken, an elephant is much more like a great tree trunk."

The third blind man touched the beast's belly first. He stated that both men before him were wrong, "An elephant is like a great barrel."

The forth blind man having felt the beast's ear, clamed all before him were wrong. "An elephant is much like a great sheet of leather."

The fifth blind man felt the tusks and announced "All others are mistaken, an elephant is truly like a stone, smooth, cool and hard."

Which one of these blind men is wrong? Which one has perceived incorrectly the information available to him?
To the best of their ability each one was correct.

But each one only had part of the information.
And in turn, each one only had part of the answer.

I am a fan of the tried and true approach of admission of powerlessness, restitution of wrongs done to others and service. That simple set of spiritual tools have saved more hopeless sots like myself than any thing else in the history of the world.

One blind man to another.
Richard
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